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Patna : World No 5 P V Sindhu, 24, India, entered the women’s singles final of Blibli Indonesia Open, an HSBC  BWF World Tour Super 1,000 badminton tournament, at Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 20, 2019, beating World No 3 Chen Yu Fei, 21, China, in the semi-finals.

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu swept past Chen Yu Fei 21-19, 21-10 in 46 minutes in the semi-finals at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia. Sindhu won 42 rallies in the match to 29 by Chen. She won 8 consecutive points during the match to 4 by Chen. Sindhu now leads Chen 5-3 Head to Head. Sindhu has defeated World No 2 Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, the 2017 World Champion, in straight games in the quarter-finals.

Sindhi will face World No 4 Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, in the final on July 21, 2019. The winner of the tournament will get 12,000 points while the runner-up will get 10,200 points.

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